USPTO Patents Application 09808034

U.S. Pat. Appl. 09/808,034

In The Specification

Page 2, please replace the 4 th full paragraph with the following:
—The above and other objects can be achieved in accordance with the
present invention which is directed to an improved antislip fabric of the type capable
of maintaining garments such as trousers and shirt or skirt and blouse in place with
respect to each other, comprising two different warp threads interlaced with weft
threads in the form of leno weave. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, one
of the two different warp threads is polyurethane bare yarn and the other of the two
different warp threads is polyurethane double covered yarn. Also, the weft threads
are polyester monofilament. The weaving is done to provide a roughened or
irregular surface having a plurality of spaced-apart nubs formed thereon on both
s i des of each gap between two adjacent weft threads . The plurality of spaced-apart
nubs are formed by interlacing loose warp threads of polyurethane bare yarn and
weak tensioned warp threads of polyurethane double covered yarn with weft
threads.--

Page 4, please replace the paragraph bridging pages 4 and 5 with the

following:

In the body portion 1 1 of the leno weave, it should be noted that
warp threads B of polyurethane double covered yarn and warp threads C of
polyurethane bare yarn are interlaced with each other weft threads A to provide a
roughened or irregular surface on the fabric tape 1 that serves to resist slippage. In
a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the antislip fabric is woven by
interlacing weak tensioned warp threads B of polyurethane double covered yarn and

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somewhat loose warp threads C of polyurethane bare yarn with each other to
provide a plurality of spaced-apart nubs 1 1 1 of the loose polyurethane bare yarn
formed on the polyurethane double covered yarn. As described above, the spaced-
apart nubs 111 are formed of the polyurethane bare yarn which has a high frictional
resistance. Accordingly, the antislip fabric according to the invention has a frictional
surface with a higher frictional resistance than conventional antislip tapes comprising
a rubber braid sewn into a cloth tape. The two opposed edge portions 12 of the
antislip strip 1 are woven in the form of plain weave by using polyester monofilament
as weft threads and polyester filament and woolie polyester as warp threads. As can
be seen from Fia. 2. the nubs 111 are directed obliquely to the longitudinal d irection
of the fabric -

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